Spc. Kendall Smith and Pvt. Deshawn Simon with Delta
Spc. Kendall Smith and Pvt. Deshawn Simon with Delta Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Panther, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, guide an AH-64D Apache Longbow ... More
The 440th Army Band plays patriotic music during a
The 440th Army Band plays patriotic music during a deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviation Suppor... More
North Carolina Army National Guard Citizen-Soldiers
North Carolina Army National Guard Citizen-Soldiers of the 1-252nd Combined Arms Battalion prepare to defend against an enemy counterattack with their M1A1 Abrams tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles during a co... More
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1-130 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, load boxes of food into a vehicle while helping Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Ban... More
Children from the Grace Christian School and family
Children from the Grace Christian School and family members cheer on Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviatio... More
Children from the Grace Christian School and family
Children from the Grace Christian School and family members cheer on Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviatio... More
The North Carolina National Guard Adjutant General,
The North Carolina National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk passes a North Carolina flag to Lt. Col. Benny Collins, commander of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) during the ... More
Soldiers assigned to the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance
Soldiers assigned to the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Combat Aviation Brigade stand at attention during a change of command ceremony at the 449th CAB armory in Morrisville, North Carolina on O... More
Spc. Jacob Steele, assigned to the North Carolina National
Spc. Jacob Steele, assigned to the North Carolina National Guard’s 2-130 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, motions for a car to pull forward while helping Action Pathways Second H... More
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer during the deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th A... More
Chaplain 1st Lt. Jacob Henry delivers the invocation
Chaplain 1st Lt. Jacob Henry delivers the invocation during a deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Avi... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benny Collins (right), the former
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benny Collins (right), the former commander of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, receives farewell gifts from the battalion during a change of comman... More
Soldiers assigned to the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance
Soldiers assigned to the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Combat Aviation Brigade salute during a change of command ceremony at the 449th CAB armory in Morrisville, North Carolina on Oct. 17, 2020... More
Children from the Grace Christian School and family
Children from the Grace Christian School and family members cheer on Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviatio... More
Private 1st Class Alicia Howard, assigned to the North
Private 1st Class Alicia Howard, assigned to the North Carolina National Guard’s 2-130 Airfield Operations Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, loads a box of food into a vehicle while helping Action Pat... More
Sgt. Kendall Gantt, AH-64 attack helicopter repairer,
Sgt. Kendall Gantt, AH-64 attack helicopter repairer, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion assigned to Task Force Panther, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division performs maintenance on an AH... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark VanVeldhuizen (left), the new
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark VanVeldhuizen (left), the new commander of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, passes the battalion’s guidon to U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Reilly... More
Children from the Grace Christian School and family
Children from the Grace Christian School and family members cheer on Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviatio... More
North Carolina Air National Guard Senior Airman Joshua
North Carolina Air National Guard Senior Airman Joshua Garisson and other members of the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron conduct a reconnaissance patrol to provide close air support control during Operati... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benny Collins (left), the former
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benny Collins (left), the former commander of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, passes the battalion’s guidon to U.S. Army Col. Michele Harper, the 4... More
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer during the deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th A... More
Spc. Jacob Brannan, assigned to the North Carolina
Spc. Jacob Brannan, assigned to the North Carolina National Guard’s 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, loads potatoes and frozen chicken into a vehicle while helping Actio... More
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer during the deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th A... More
Army Sgt. Marc Hillhouse, administrative sergeant and
Army Sgt. Marc Hillhouse, administrative sergeant and an 11-year active Guard reservist of the North Carolina National Guard’s E Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, and his 6-year-old daughter Mil... More
Army Maj. Fredrick Keller, supervisory instructor pilot,
Army Maj. Fredrick Keller, supervisory instructor pilot, Headquarters Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion of the 130th Aviation Regiment of the North Carolina National Guard, teaches students in the St... More
Sgt. Sanytra Johnson sings the National Anthem during
Sgt. Sanytra Johnson sings the National Anthem during a deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviation S... More
Janet Bradbury reads a letter on behalf of United States
Janet Bradbury reads a letter on behalf of United States Senator Tom Tillis during a deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and ... More
North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned
North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1-130 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade plant seeds and plants during a farming day at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle in R... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benny Collins, the former commander
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benny Collins, the former commander of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, gives flowers to the family of U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark VanVeldhuizen, the ne... More
Army Sgt. Marc Hillhouse, administrative sergeant and
Army Sgt. Marc Hillhouse, administrative sergeant and an 11-year active Guard reservist of the North Carolina National Guard’s E Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, and his 6-year-old daughter Mil... More
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer during the deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th A... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark VanVeldhuizen, the new commander
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark VanVeldhuizen, the new commander of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, gives flowers to the family of U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benny Collins, the forme... More
Spc. Alonzo Clark, assigned to the North Carolina National
Spc. Alonzo Clark, assigned to the North Carolina National Guard’s 1-130 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, directs cars through a parking lot where his unit is helping Action Path... More
Army Maj. Fredrick Keller, supervisory instructor pilot,
Army Maj. Fredrick Keller, supervisory instructor pilot, Headquarters Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion of the 130th Aviation Regiment of the North Carolina National Guard, teaches students in the St... More
Soldiers sing the Army Song during the deployment ceremony
Soldiers sing the Army Song during the deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviation Support Battalion,... More
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer during the deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th A... More
Larry Hall, the Secretary for the North Carolina Department
Larry Hall, the Secretary for the North Carolina Department of Military & Veterans Affairs addresses the family and Soldiers gathered for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance... More
A North Carolina National Guard AH-64 Apache attack
A North Carolina National Guard AH-64 Apache attack helicopter provides close air support and security for air assault training at Operation Snowbird, a North Carolina National Guard exercise in the Great Smoky... More
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to 2-130 Airfield Operations Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, load boxes of food into a vehicle while helping Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Bank ... More
Sgt. Sanytra Johnson sings the National Anthem during
Sgt. Sanytra Johnson sings the National Anthem during a deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviation S... More
Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Ryals stands with his pastor,
Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Ryals stands with his pastor, Joe Francisco after the deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B... More
Children from the Grace Christian School and family
Children from the Grace Christian School and family members cheer on Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviatio... More
Army Maj. Fredrick Keller, supervisory instructor pilot,
Army Maj. Fredrick Keller, supervisory instructor pilot, Headquarters Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion of the 130th Aviation Regiment of the North Carolina National Guard, teaches students in the St... More
Over 540 North Carolina Army National Guard citizen-soldiers
Over 540 North Carolina Army National Guard citizen-soldiers of the 1-252nd Combined Arms Battalion and the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion participated in a combined arms exercise here, Feb. 7 to 9.
Airmen and Soldiers from across the country gathered
Airmen and Soldiers from across the country gathered at the North Carolina National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, to witness Capt. Stephen Scott (left), and Chief Warrant Officer 4 ... More
Spc. Kendall Smith and Pvt. Deshawn Simon with Delta
Spc. Kendall Smith and Pvt. Deshawn Simon with Delta Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Panther, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, lower a removed rotor blade fro... More
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to 2-130 Airfield Operations Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, load boxes of food into a vehicles while helping Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Bank... More
North Carolina National Guard AH-64D Longbow Apache
North Carolina National Guard AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters enter the air space over Wallace Wade Stadium on the campus of Duke University in Durham, N.C., in order to rehearse their role in a flyove... More
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1-130 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, load boxes of food into a vehicle while helping Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Ban... More
U.S. Army Col. Michele Harper (left), the 449th Combat
U.S. Army Col. Michele Harper (left), the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade Commander, passes the battalion’s guidon to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark VanVeldhuizen, the new commander of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance ... More
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer during the deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th A... More
Children from the Grace Christian School and family
Children from the Grace Christian School and family members cheer on Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviatio... More
Army Sgt. Marc Hillhouse, administrative sergeant and
Army Sgt. Marc Hillhouse, administrative sergeant and an 11-year active Guard reservist of the North Carolina National Guard’s E Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, and his 6-year-old daughter Mil... More
North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned
North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1-130 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade deliver and rack in mulch during a farming day at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle i... More
North Carolina National Guard Army aviators are recognized
North Carolina National Guard Army aviators are recognized alongside the famous Blue Angels at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia during the second half of the 114th annual Army vs. Navy football game on D... More
North Carolina National Guard Airmen with 118th Air
North Carolina National Guard Airmen with 118th Air Support Operations Squadron and Soldiers of the NCNG’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment train during Operation Snowbird at the Cherokee Centr... More
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer
Soldiers fill their seats as family and friends cheer during the deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th A... More
Children from the Grace Christian School and family
Children from the Grace Christian School and family members cheer on Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviatio... More
North Carolina National Guard Airmen with 118th Air
North Carolina National Guard Airmen with 118th Air Support Operations Squadron and Soldiers of the NCNG’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment conduct air assault operations and close air support ... More
North Carolina National Guard AH-64D Longbow Apache
North Carolina National Guard AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters enter the air space over Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia as part of introductions for the U.S. Military Academy’s Black Knight foot... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benny Collins, the former commander
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benny Collins, the former commander of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, gives a speech during a change of command ceremony at the 449th CAB armory i... More
Spc. Kendall Smith and Pvt. Deshawn Simon with Delta
Spc. Kendall Smith and Pvt. Deshawn Simon with Delta Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Panther, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, work to remove a rotor blade fr... More
Soldiers assigned to the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance
Soldiers assigned to the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Combat Aviation Brigade stand at parade rest during a change of command ceremony at the 449th CAB armory in Morrisville, North Carolina on... More
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1-130 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, load boxes of food into a vehicle while helping Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Ban... More
Sgt. Joshua Wallace holds his son after the deployment
Sgt. Joshua Wallace holds his son after the deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviation Support Batta... More
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to 2-130 Airfield Operations Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, load boxes of food into a vehicle while helping Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Bank ... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benny Collins (left), the former
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benny Collins (left), the former commander of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, to U.S. Army Col. Michele Harper, the 449th CAB Commander, U.S. Army ... More
Sgt. Sanytra Johnson sings the National Anthem during
Sgt. Sanytra Johnson sings the National Anthem during a deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviation S... More
Children from the Grace Christian School and family
Children from the Grace Christian School and family members cheer on Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and Det. 1 B Co. 638th Aviatio... More
A North Carolina Army National Guard Soldier assigned
A North Carolina Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 1-130 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade racks in mulch in while a local volunteer assists during a farming day at the I... More
Army Sgt. Marc Hillhouse, administrative sergeant and
Army Sgt. Marc Hillhouse, administrative sergeant and an 11-year Active Guard Reservist of the North Carolina National Guard’s E Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, and his 6-year-old daughter Mil... More
Retired North Carolina Army National Guard Chief Warrant
Retired North Carolina Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ed Sanderlin relaxes at the AH-64 Apache Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) at the North Carolina National Guard’s Army Aviation Facility One in Morris... More
Army Maj. Fredrick Keller, supervisory instructor pilot,
Army Maj. Fredrick Keller, supervisory instructor pilot, Headquarters Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion of the 130th Aviation Regiment of the North Carolina National Guard, teaches students in the St... More
The North Carolina National Guard Adjutant General,
The North Carolina National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk addresses the family and Soldiers gathered for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th... More
Janet Bradbury reads a letter on behalf of United States
Janet Bradbury reads a letter on behalf of United States Senator Tom Tillis during a deployment ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) and ... More
Army Sgt. Marc Hillhouse, administrative sergeant and
Army Sgt. Marc Hillhouse, administrative sergeant and an 11-year Active Guard Reservist of the North Carolina National Guard’s E Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, and his 6-year-old daughter Mil... More
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 1-130th
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion assigned to Task Force Panther, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division conduct preventive maintenance chec... More
North Carolina Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer
North Carolina Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ed Sanderlin, left, prepares for mission, 2019. Sanderlin, who retired in 2019, served state and nation for over 27 years on three continents and still... More
The North Carolina National Guard Adjutant General,
The North Carolina National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk addresses the family and Soldiers gathered for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th... More
Spc. Kendall Smith with Delta Company, 1-130th Attack
Spc. Kendall Smith with Delta Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Panther, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, removes a bolt from the main rotor housing of an AH-64... More
North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned
North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1-130 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade use wheel barrels to move soil and mulch during a farming day at the Inter-Faith... More
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers assigned to 2-130 Airfield Operations Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, load boxes of food into a vehicle while helping Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Bank ... More
Lt. Col. Benny Collins, commander of the 1-130th Attack
Lt. Col. Benny Collins, commander of the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (1-130th ARB) addresses the family and Soldiers gathered for the North Carolina National Guard’s (NCNG) 1-130th ARB and Det. 1 B ... More